{"id":8068,"date":"2026-03-26T09:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bealhighschool.co.uk\/?p=8068"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:44:32","slug":"sixth-form-pshe-motivational-talk-how-best-to-overcome-tough-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bealhighschool.co.uk\/fr\/2026\/03\/26\/sixth-form-pshe-motivational-talk-how-best-to-overcome-tough-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixth Form PSHE Motivational talk \u2013 how best to overcome tough times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8068\" class=\"elementor elementor-8068\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f0614 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94f0614\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eae288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31eae288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Year 12 PSHE session was held this half term with a regular visitor to the school and a truly inspirational speaker, Keyur (\u2018Kiwi\u2019) Patel. Since his visit to the school last academic year Kiwi comes to Beal with both a podcast and a book to his name through \u2018The Loney Road \u2013 a Police officer\u2019s Journey Through Cancer, Loss and Hope\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Kiwi talked through the tough times he faced when he was initially diagnosed with cancer and when he also suffered a number of bereavements of close family and friends and the lessons he learned along the way to be able to be in the place he is in the present day.<\/p>\n<p>Kiwi outlined the deep unhelpfulness of phrases such as \u2018man up\u2019, \u2018sort yourself out\u2019 and \u2018pull yourself together\u2019, phrases which only usually make an already difficult situation worse. Instead Kiwi outlined the importance of support from empathetic friends and colleagues, the value of counselling, the real benefits gained from seeking help and talking to people about the situation, and in Kiwi\u2019s case the undoubted value of physical exercise.<\/p>\n<p>The session was extremely well received and both began and ended with his advice of to <strong>\u2018Try and leave the world a little better than you find it.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018I found today&#8217;s PSHE session very eye opening, definitely a sensitive subject to talk about and yet he was able to get through it and through that he was able to talk about his powerful and amazing journey in how he was able to overcome many difficulties thrown at him.\u2019 KH<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018The PSHE session was one of the best sessions yet, extremely heart touching keeping me emotionally invested, Kiwi is an extremely passionate and great man.\u2019 AS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Matheson \u2013 March 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